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D50 review from Ken Rockwell

Postby birddog114 on Wed Apr 20, 2005 12:18 pm

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Postby Glen on Wed Apr 20, 2005 12:38 pm

Ken is certainly first on the block with a review. He does state that he hasn't seen the camera, but I find it a bit hard to review something which relies on image quality when you haven't seen an image from it.
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Postby gstark on Wed Apr 20, 2005 12:56 pm

Glen,

As do I.

Especially the lens. he seems to think the lens is satisfactory, and maybe it is.

Or maybe it's not.

But until one has a play with one and can see the results, how would one know?
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Postby jdear on Wed Apr 20, 2005 1:00 pm

scary, seems i was on that review at a similar time to you birddog... are you following my browsing habits? :P

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Postby Nnnnsic on Wed Apr 20, 2005 1:07 pm

I think it was a review of the manual.

Either way, it should give the Canon dribble a run for its money.
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Postby leek on Wed Apr 20, 2005 1:32 pm

Glen wrote:Ken is certainly first on the block with a review. He does state that he hasn't seen the camera, but I find it a bit hard to review something which relies on image quality when you haven't seen an image from it.


Ken really makes me laugh... I'm sure he knows his stuff, but reviewing stuff you haven't seen / used is a little strange... He also has a review of the 1.2 NOCT lens - that he also admits he's never seen...
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Postby birddog114 on Wed Apr 20, 2005 1:34 pm

leek wrote:
Glen wrote:Ken is certainly first on the block with a review. He does state that he hasn't seen the camera, but I find it a bit hard to review something which relies on image quality when you haven't seen an image from it.


Ken really makes me laugh... I'm sure he knows his stuff, but reviewing stuff you haven't seen / used is a little strange... He also has a review of the 1.2 NOCT lens - that he also admits he's never seen...


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I'll loan him mine the Noct, do you want to try it?
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Postby birddog114 on Wed Apr 20, 2005 2:08 pm

Another link of D50 specification:

http://www.juzaphoto.com/news2/2005/nikon_d50.htm
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Postby Justin on Sun Apr 24, 2005 12:31 pm

This should be a poll... Do you like the black or silver version? Is silver the new black? I will stick with black...
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Postby NetMagi on Sun Apr 24, 2005 12:54 pm

Justin wrote:This should be a poll... Do you like the black or silver version? Is silver the new black? I will stick with black...



I really dislike the silver personally . . .

It's the same with A/V equip. Silver is the latest thing lately and I can't stand it. . .

It seems like 'silver is the new black' every 15 years or so for a few years. Then everything goes back to black. Even the older black stuff still looks good, but the older silver stuff always looks dated. The only exception for silver IMO is when it's genuine metal. I'd dig an aluminum, with contrasting black rubber, bodied D70. Mebbe call it the D70S-Al (hint-hint nikon :P )

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Postby PlatinumWeaver on Sun Apr 24, 2005 12:59 pm

Ken Rockwell wrote:I actually got to use one of these today, April 21st, 2005


I think, judging by the date of your posts ( 20th ) and him saying he played with one on the 21st that he has updated this review.
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Postby MATT on Sun Apr 24, 2005 1:06 pm

I like black,

But I know do not read any thing by Ken Rockwell , heaps of his reviews start with, I havn't actually used/seentouched but here are my thoughts: what a Joke.


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Postby johndec on Sun Apr 24, 2005 1:33 pm

I suppose every one is entitled to his/her opinion but a quote from Ken's review of the D50 kit lens the 18-55:

I already own the $1,000 - plus 17 - 35 mm AF-S and I'd still prefer this lens for use on my digital camera due to the lighter weight and longer zoom range.

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Postby james m on Mon Apr 25, 2005 10:56 am

No matter what the D50 is like as a camera it will rate highly from Ken Rockwell because it has 1/500 flash sync :twisted:
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Postby kipper on Mon Apr 25, 2005 11:03 am

As Ken said, don't embarass yourself and buy the silver.
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Postby birddog114 on Mon Apr 25, 2005 11:38 am

kipper wrote:As Ken said, don't embarass yourself and buy the silver.


WHO IS KEN? :shock:
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Postby james m on Mon Apr 25, 2005 11:46 am

kipper wrote:As Ken said, don't embarass yourself and buy the silver.


thats because we all know black cameras take better pictures than silver ones :P
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Postby birddog114 on Mon Apr 25, 2005 1:43 pm

james m wrote:
kipper wrote:As Ken said, don't embarass yourself and buy the silver.


thats because we all know black cameras take better pictures than silver ones :P


and is black colour prove you a PRO PHOTOGS, silver colour means you're an idiot :?: :shock:
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Postby PlatinumWeaver on Mon Apr 25, 2005 5:59 pm

Birddog114 wrote:
kipper wrote:As Ken said, don't embarass yourself and buy the silver.


WHO IS KEN? :shock:


See: Topic/Subject
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Postby birddog114 on Mon Apr 25, 2005 6:04 pm

See: Topic/Subject


WHAT"S TOPIC/SUBJECT? :shock:
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Postby PlatinumWeaver on Mon Apr 25, 2005 6:11 pm

:P

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